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Alabama Football All-Time Team: The Two Best At Each Position

By Casey Sperrazza

Sep 26, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide fans prior to the game against Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2015; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide fans prior to the game against Louisiana Monroe Warhawks at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 01: JK Scott #15 of the Alabama Crimson Tide kicks the ball against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the All State Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Punter

JK Scott

JK Scott is the only player on this list still in a Crimson Tide uniform. And he deserves it. His sensational season as a true freshman landed him on three All-American first teams and two freshman All-America teams.

Alabama’s net punting average of 44.7 yards per attempt, a combined effort of Scott and the coverage team, was best in FBS and would have been good for best in the NFL. He was probably Alabama’s most valuable player in a Sugar Bowl loss, pinning Ohio State deep in their own territory after some 3-and-outs on the other end of the field.

In three seasons for Alabama football, Scott’s punting average has been 48 yards; 44.2 yards and 47.2 yards.

Harry Gilmer

Yep. Harry Gilmer is the punter. The same Harry Gilmer listed at quarterback. He was extremely versatile and I think he’s underappreciated by the average Crimson Tide fan. So I’m going to tell you more about him.

Sure, it was pretty typical for players in the 1940s to play on both sides of the ball. There were stricter substitution rules that made it impossible to have 11 separate guys on defense and on offense. Lots of guys had a lot of responsibilities. And even in that era, Gilmer stood out as someone who could do a lot.

He was a halfback, a defensive back, a punter, a punt returner, and a kick returner. His punting average was a very respectable 36.4 yards.

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